Winding-machine.



J. MAUKIE.

WINDING MACHINE.

APPLIQATIION HLBD SEPT. 25, 1912.

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WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED .SBPT.25,P1912.

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WINDING MACHINE.

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J'. MACKIE.

WINDING MACHINE.

APPLIcATIoN PILBD SBPT.25,'1912.

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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WINDING MACHINE.

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WINDING MACHINE.

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WINDING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1912.

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J. MACKIE.

WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1912. I,0?I,248. l Patented Aug.26,1913.

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WINDING MACHINE.

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J. MACKIE. WINDING MACHINE.

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WINDING MACHINE.

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WINDING MACHINE.

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WINDNG-MACHINE.

- Application filed September 2e, 1912 Serial No; 722,170.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

' Beit known that I,- JOHN MACKIE', a1 subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Willimantic', Windham `county, State of Connecticut, haveV invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n WindingMachines, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description.

My invention ha's reference to improvements' in and relating to machines for winding thread, yarn, twine and the like, andy comprises appliances to feed, wind and finish spoolsof thread and the like,l and means whereby all the workingparts of the machine are made to work automatically. Unef-of the' principal objectsof my invention is to provide means `for'automatically supplying' .spoolsv to and removing them from the winding spindles..

Another object of my invention is to pro'- vide a` new and improved means of drawin the finishing end 'of the thread beneath the last fewtirns of the winding.v

Another' object of my' invention islto provide. suitable meansfor clamping the spool to be' wound upon thespindleand releasing it therefrom.

@ther objects of my invent-ion are to produce new and 'useful combinations of'mechanisms for accomplishing resultswhich contribute to the' general object of theinvention.

In performing the functions of the machine embodying my invention, spools are fed by hand from' al trough or box in the rear of the machine intoI spool chutes, there being vone chute for each; windingv spindle. The

spools are moved through 1 these chutes by conveyer' beltsl until they reach the front part ofthe-machine. V'lhey are here received upon transferring-pins, which are mounted upon a tilting yo'ke or bar, which bar when" tilted and moved upward transfers them into vertical chutes, where they are held by suitabledetente.v lis a spool fis transferred into a vertical chute, a spool isforced out of the upper en'd ofthatvertical chute onto one of a series of pins carried vby a secondtilting yoke,v which tilting yoke, when it is'moved, carries" them to a third set of transfer pins,

which' move and carry the spools into spring Jaws uponi al transferring '-arm. This transferri'ngarm thenswings in the arc of a circle andy places the spoolsV uponthe winding spindle; Each winding spindle is provided liwvith a yclamping spindle, which is thenactuspindle.

turn, the thread is also `which carries them to the immediately the doiiing is ated so as to hold the spooll firmly to the The thread is then applied to the spool by an ordinary flier, the spindle being rotated slowly, as is usual in ball winding machines,

circumferentially. After the winding has been partially completed, the spindle is tilted downward, so that its axismakes a smaller angle with ,the axis of the iier, in order to lay on the outer layers of the wind more obliquely, thereby lengthening and improving the finish of the spool.. When the wind is substantially completed, the rotation of the flier and spindle are stopped and a' yfinishing needle is brought in proximity to the last wind of the thread. The flier and spindle are'then further actuated, so that lthe flier makes two vmore turns, and the needle is thenmoved so that the thread Vupon athird additional turn of the flier falls into the jaws' of the needle. This third-turn is then. produced. ln making this third brought into a thread, means being provided so that the thread will be held in the path of a cutting blade. Thereupon, the cuttingblade acts to sever the thread, and the needle is retracted, drawing the severed end of the thread beneath the last-two turns of the winding,

thus finishing the product, rThereupon the spoolclamping devices are released and retracted, so that the wound spools fall into a longitudinal trough containing a conveyer, discharge end of the machine. completed, an empty spool is placed on the spindle, the clamping spindle passed upward 'through the hole in the spool, clamping itto the' spindle, and winding operation repeated, the spindle frame returnlng to its initial position, and the thread clamp ,released after a few turns of the flier.' rThis operation' continues, the' spools being automatically placed upon the spindle, wound and chutes are supplied with spools.

The followingis'a description of an embodiment of my invent-ion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which;-v

Figure l shows in perspective 'a partial'l so as to make the winding progress' removed there-from 'so long as -the spool' Specification of Letters Patent. Patentedug 265 1913I front view of a machine embodying my in- Y vention. Fig. 2 shows a Vrear elevation of the' right hand end of a machine embodying I my invention. Fig. 3 shows a right hand end elevation of the same. Fig. 4 shows a plan-view of said right hand end. Fig. 5 is a transverse section showing certain details. Fig. 6 is av plan view .showing the train of gearing between the pulleyV shaft and the'barring shaft. Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing the train of gearing between the barring shaftand the main cam shaft.-

Fig. S shows in plan View, the main cam shaft. Fig. 9 shows the `trains connecting the loose gear 'on the pulley shaft with the cam'and barring shafts. Figs. 10, 105, 11,

12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 show various views of cams upon the main cam shaft. Fig. 19 shows means for feeding the spools and means for tilting the spindle carrying frame and other details. Fig. 19a is a diagram of gears. Fig. 20 shows the spindle and iiier, together with parts of the spool feeding mechanism and associated elements. Fig. 201'Ashows a details of the yoke tilting lever and cam. Figs. 21 and 22 are detail views of the winding spindle and clamping spindle. Fig. 22a -is a section on thevline m- Fig. 21. Fig. 22b is a -ref-tical section.

of the lower end of Fig..22. Fig. 23 is a detail View of the clamping and releasing mechanism and of the finishing needle and associated parts. Fig. 23a is a detail of the needle. carrying lever. F ig.- 24 is a further 'detail View of the clampingv and releasing f winding spindle. Fig. 34 shows means for chutes and associated parts.

returning the spool placing arms. Fig. 35 is a detail of a portion of the same, with parts in dierent positions. Figs. 36, 36'l and 36"' are detail views of a portion of the spool feeding mechanism, including a' portion of the vertical feeding chutes. Figs. 37 and 37a are details of the horizontal Fig. 38 is a plan view of the belt Shifters. Fig. 39 is a rear elevation of the belt shifter and parts for operating the same. Fig. 40 .is a detail View of the trip for releasing the belt shifter and the cam for actuatingthe same. Fig. 41 is a diagrammatic view showing certain details.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A is the gear section of the machine containing the larger portion of the cams I and gearing.

B is the winding section in which the windmg mechanism proper 1s located.

C is a moving frame carrying the spindles on which the winding is, done, and shafting foroperating certain finishing devices, this moving frame consisting of end pieces connected together by bars c c carrying the spindles and associated parts, the same being mounted so as to have an axial movement around the axis 5 carried by the stationary frame.

In the machine for carrying out the operarunning the length of both the gearing and winding sections, mounted in a suitable frame. gearing 1, 1b to 1j inclusive (Figs. 4 and 5), to the driven or pulley shaft 2 having a pulley 2iiXed thereon. This pulley shafthas an idle pulley22 andaloose pulley3,which latter is connected to a barring shaft 4 by gearing 3, 3b to 3i inclusive (Figs. 6 and 7), said barring shaft being operated so as to make one complete revolution during every cycle of the machine. The gear 3a is fast to the pulley 3. The gears 3d and 33 are ast to each other but loose on the shaft 2. The barring shaft 4 is connected with a main cam-shaft 5 by gearing 5a, 5b, 5, 5d and 5e (Fig. 9), so that the main cam shaft 5 revolves synchronously with the barring shaft, making'a single revolution in each cycle of the machine. The barring shaft acts to control the movement of the belt shifter (hereinafter referred to) in one direction, so that the barring shaft and cam shaft are operated intermittently and the main shaft, which controls the movement of the belt shifter in the other direction,.is operated alternately therewith duringthe normal periods of rcst'of the barring and main cam shafts. This is accomplished by the belt shifter cam 6 (Figs. 2, 6, 7 and 39,) driven by the barring shaft through bevel gears 6a, 6b, and the trip operating cam on the main shaft hereinafter referred to. l The cam 6 (Fig. 39), acts upon a Weighted lever 7 carrying a pawl 8 adapted to engagea projection 9 on a belt shifting slide 10 mounted in suitable bearings, and embracing the belt 10. This belt shifter slide 10 is provided with a spring 11 tending to move it toward the right (Figs. 2 and 39). The cam 6 is driven by the barring shaft through\bevel gears, as shown in Fig. 7, and as it revolves moves the lever 7, as viewed in Figs. 2 and 39, to the right, the belt shifting slide beingy at that time retracted by its' spring 11. Somewhat before the vlever 7 reaches its eXtreme right hand position, Fig. 39, the pawl 8 drops down behind Vthe projection 9. Thereupon, upon a continued movement of the cam 6, the high point of the cam 6 passing, the lever 7 is retoward the left by reason of the-weight 7 the pawl 8 lntting the projection 9 and movmg the belt shifter slide with a quick mo- This main shaft is connected byleased thereby, so that it is thrown quickly` 75 tion above referred to, 1 1s the main shaft 

